'Verse - αΕβ - OABU - Blackwood Mars - The Future of You

The Future of You

 * Universe: Blackwood [αΕβ]
 * Story Arc: Blackwood Mars (2100s)

I awoke in a hospital bed, not remembering how I got here. I looked around and this room is unfamiliar. Somebody comes into my room and he looks like a doctor.

"We could give you a cloned body taken from your DNA, implant your mind inside synthetic android or you could customize your own body."

"Customize?" I asked.

"We have quite a large repository of DNA, Human Martian, and Earth DNA. We can show you a representation of your body, starting from generic male, female or neither. Then whatever you modify, the computer will find compatible DNA to produce a similar result and we can grow organic human being from our Human Resource Lab."

I gave him an incredulous look. This sounds like a computer game I've played in the past... life. This had to be a dream. If this was a dream, I shouldn't be feeling in control of my actions. At least what I remember from dreaming. The doctor kept his composure as I ruminate.

"So... I can have a new body... a new life?"

"So to speak. Yes. Your body died more than a hundred years ago. Your life insurance policy outlined the requirements of future continuation. Due to your former budgetary constraints, the insurance company only kept your head intact with